BEST STREET-SIDE FOOD EVERrrrrr.!! :-) PANI PURI

Salaams...

Pani Puris are the best road-side food I have eaten. Its one of my FAV..!

I simply love them, you give me anytime I am all set ready for it. After tasting my first one, I never turned to it. Seriously, I would ran a mile if I had to eat this. Hehehe..!! J I simply love the idea of gulping the entire thing at just one shot. So when i go for chats , the choice is so obvious , i eagerly stands next to the Chat Wala gulping down the numerous Puris before the next one can be made…!! J Ahhh.. I just LOVE THEM..!! J I can jus see the smile creeping up my face as I type this..!! J J

I remember in college after our classes in the evenings, my friends used to eat pani puris from the GADI WALAs..!! One day they asked me to come along. I said I am not used to eating anything from the roadsides. They forced me , so I went along. Funny I jus used to stand there n watch them eat for 2 days , until I thought of trying it out....!! And since then I have been addicted to it..!! We used to go out like atleast twice a week …!! J I never liked to eat at roadside carts before that, but once I tried it there, I became a regular customer.

SO yesterday I had made these so tasty n yummy PANI PURIS for Iftar. Everybody loved it..!! J Ahh… It makes me wanna have them right now…!! J

I adapted the recipe from my cousin Ash. Thank you Ash for giving me the recipe.. LoVe u more..!! J

So tell me guys, anybody out there loves pani puris too or tell me which is ur fav roadside food….?...???? I would love to try it out… !! J

From ur early morning blogger..!! J HAPPY GULPING..!!! J J

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Ramadan Mubarak...!

Salaam Guys...

Wish u all a very Happy Ramadan..! :-) May Allah protect U and ur Family, may he forgive all our sins. May peace and blessings of Allah be upon us and may Allah accept all our deeds this month. Ameen.

Please remember us in all ur DUAS....! :-) :-)

Ramadan Mubarak to u all.

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Smiles Smiles all the way…

Salaams to u all….

Hey u all… I am so happy to tell u guys that I removed my teeth braces a few days back. I Had it for almost a year and trust me IT SUCKED! I was so sick of going through the treatment. After almost 12-13 sittings i finally removed it.. Ahh.. I feel so relaxed n free right now. I contemplated many times that i'd go to the dentist and say i want them off NOW!.But he said “Oh it'll only be another month”.....

When my orthodontist was removing it , I was like “ Yes! Take it OFF, just TAKE IT OFF“. I can't thank my dentist enough for straightening my teeth. Yeh! they made me upset for a year but it was definitely worth the Money ,Time and Pain. Braces were definitely worth this long trip. I'm happy with the results, and I love my new smile.

Now I have these removable once. I like my retainers. They're cool. Way cooler compared to my braces. I think they feel kind of neat. At first my speech was bad for a few days, but its getting better, I'm getting used to it. Very neat things must I say, but they are a pain to keep track of..!!

Just when I was returning home from the clinic, I see a police jeep pull to stop sign and I got a bad feeling immediately. He says ur riding in ONE WAY. I cant believe the police caught me like that. And that too just near my house when I was just 3 -4 yards away from it. He asked me to pay up but I was like why do I have to pay- it will be like corruption. And I asked him that I would call up my dad first. And he was like “ U are going to pay up or not , Or we would have to take ur vehicle, just give me ur keys n all.. “

I thought about it then I decided to pay up n get out of there at once. So I got a ticket for Rs 100. And on the ticket it said “ Violation of a law” .. Hahaha… ! J

The police have caught me before too, but usually I drive so fast that they cant stop me or even follow me.. But not this time ,No… They caught me..!! J

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The JOURNEY and some adventure….

Salaams…

It's been such a long time since I've blogged. I have no idea what's kept me from writing. I guess I have been busy one way or another. All u guys out there have been asking me about it. And guys its so Great to here that u read my posts and miss them. Ah! LOVE YOU for that. So here I am writing one.

So Journey han.! Whenever I here this lil word it makes me go crazy. I just cant think of travelling. I cant tell u how much I hate it. Probably it’s the last thing I wanna do. Whenever I travel I almost everytime end up throwing up or I get this sever stomach-ache that I cant bare. And everytime we decide to go somewhere I have to prepare my mind for it, otherwise its gonna get worse for me. But watta do yaar, you cant just keep being in just one place na. You gotta go out and experience and explore the great outdoors. I have tried to overcome it but its not worked. I just have to deal with it I guess. My brother and some of my friends says they just loved travelling. Donno how they do it.

So the other day we were supposed to goto our estate with my Parents n cousins, and I obviously threw up. But it wasn’t so bad travelling coz I gotto do Fishing, which I LOVED. Fishing is a great experience for adults and children alike. We choose the perfect time - it was early evening and the weather was great.

Me and my cousins were all geared up and ready to go. We went to our pond over there with the fishing rods. It was so amazing. We just had to put the fishing rods in the water n wait for it to get caught. And the bait for the fishes were EARTHWORMS… Ewww… And the task of unhooking the fishes went to one of our helper.

But unfortunately I wasn’t lucky enough to catch any fishes...!! :-( They used to get stuck on the hook but the second I pulled up the rod from the water, the fishes used to jump back right in. And I also had caught a BIG ONE too… L Our other fishermen caught good numbers , even my 11yr old cousin caught 3 fishes. But it doesn’t matter coz I just loved this new experience. And am planning to do it again. Hopefully I’ll catch many this time.

my cousins fishing....!!!

Last thought – I LOVE FISHING

Hey U guys … If u haven’t done fishing yet, then u should definitely try it. I am sure u’ll enjoy it too….!! J

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Snacking on fruit...!!!

Hey Salaam...

Last night while i was shopping with my cousins, i saw a Grape Stall... While passing by that stall, i just pulked up a grape and ate it without asking as if it was the most normal thing to do.... And i just kept walking by feeling i never did anything weird. And i actually had really FUN doing that.. coz i never had imagined i would do something like that. hehehehe.... Its not like i was shoplifting or something na... !!!! And i did the same thing with another grapes stall. hehehehe.. !! :-) I did it twice.. !!!!

I thought this was something really different or a weired thing to do and is it in the poor form to simply pick up the fruit displayed and eat it while your shopping.. !!! I felt a little guilty too, but never mind coz we bought some grapes after that.. !!! :-)

I found the whole thing very trashy.....!! :-)

So you guys have done something really funny or weired things .. tell me...!!!! :-)

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First RAIN of the Season...!!!

Salaams to all...

Today I saw the first RAIN of the season.... Ahh.. it was an amazing... First it all started to become cloudy, and then it all started to become darker that too in the noon... Then there were very small small thunder storms , the sounds of which I liked.....
Then came a very strong and fast breeze. Strong cold winds were gusting much stronger than usual onshore BREEZE. Then it started to rain. Ahh.. I could feel the smell of the sand so much. Ahh.. you know how u get the feeling that the WET SAND smells soOoo great, highly flavoured and u wanna eat it. It happens to every other person I guess. Oh.! I love that sand so much, if only we could eat it .. :-) :-)

So I opened the main door and went out side my house and just stood by the corridor to check out the rain. Strong cold breeze... Sky looked a bit grey .. Sun seemed to be in a hurry to disappear…! It was so great ... Sometime these small small thing makes people so happy..! Also i always always always wanted to go and play in the rain.. I think its so FUN to play out in the rain... But i dint ... :-( I wanted to just run into the rain like anything. Its just that my parents were right there in the house, and i would have got nice scoldings....! But next time it rains, i am definitely gonna play in the rain for sure..!!!! ....!!


So u guys out there, do you like rain or have u ever played in the HEAVY RAIN....????.... ???


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Coffee Blossom 2010...!!!!

Salaams....!

Date : 28-Mar-10

Time log : 08:00 am

I am finishing up trying to find all my stuff and things to pack, must leave in 1 hour.......

Final destination: The ESTATE....yay!

I am going to my DAD’s Plantation or we call it “The COFFEE ESTATE” with my cousins…! It’s the coffee season. It’s the perfect time when u get to see the blossom of a coffee flower..!

I am packing all my treasures, my video camera to document everything...to take you guys along with me!!!! I still don't know that I have everything we need and I always have that feeling that I am forgetting something...!

I'm going to have LOADS of FUN..…. YAY..!!!! and you're coming with me !!!... now let's go….!!!!

Time Logout : 8.15am…

So we were all dolled up and ready to go finally…! It was a one-hour journey from my place ( thank god! for that.. coz of the travelling sickness I have) Our’s was a FUN RIDE , with us having to play all the games , dumsharads , listening to music and all….! J

At around 10.15 we reached our ESTATE…

I'd like to welcome you all to --- Truly most amazing and the most beautiful place “The ABBEY Estate “…

While on our way to the plantation, we could smell this amazing fragrance of the beautiful white flowers..! Really these flowers have fabulous scents…The coffee plants have beautiful glossy, dark green leaves and the blossom is fragrant - very reminiscent of the gardenia scent. When in bloom it scents the neighborhood.

That was such a beautiful moment... When I was a child I used to go to the plantation and stay there for like days and I have never forgotten the smell of the coffee flowers! This always comes to my mind and I feel like a little girl again....!!! J

Beautiful!! Fabulous capture! Sensational & Cozy Atmosphere.. Absolutely my fav Flower...!!

We have other plantations in the area too… But mainly its Coffee.. I ADORE coffee..! For most of my life, I was fortunate to be able to drink coffee harvested at my family’s farm. As I write this post, I wanna have a cup of coffee…! J

After visiting the place the first thing we did was have our BREAKFAST coz we were dieing out of hunger. And ofcourse had a hot cup of coffee after that.

Then we take a tour to the coffee plantation. I realise I actually know nothing about coffee despite drinking vast quantities of it most mornings to kick start my system and as such I find the tour fascinating…. We took loads of photos too..! I mean we could go on taking snaps for ever, After all No trip is complete without it.… Hahaha….

J

And at Lunch we had this awesome "BIRYANI" and so YUMMY and mouth watering “ BAR-B-Que Chicken”….! Its makes me wanna have some right now… !!!!

So Delicious and so tasty Chicken we had...!!!

A small POND near the plantation and so cute DUCKS we have over there....!!!!

And the most funny part of the trip was that , when me and my cousins wanted to go n take some snaps near the plants, i was so excited that when i opened the car's door i just rolled down on the ground and fell on my back....! Hahaha... Dint get hurt though... :-)

I had such a funtastic day I will treasure this day forever! It was a very scenic, tasty and aroma-filled tour….!!!!

It is now after 2am, so much for trying to go to bed early... Now am gonna crawl into my sweet bed and take a dream vacation! Typed from the late-night blogger.....

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